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#player1 Nathan_Benedict Nathan Benedict
#player2 Tim_Weiss Tim Weiss
>Nathan_Benedict: ?AEELRR 8G RELEARn +64 64
>Tim_Weiss: EWY 9K WEY +28 28
>Nathan_Benedict: IJKLUVY J4 JUVI. +23 87
>Tim_Weiss: AGR K3 RAG +23 51
>Nathan_Benedict: EKLNRSY L2 KEY +48 135
#note Quackle likes JANSKY# 4J.
>Tim_Weiss: ADEOORT 10G ODORATE +74 125
>Nathan_Benedict: CFLNRST 3K ..FT +14 149
#note Tough call to decide to play through this rather than exchanging. Quackle seems to think that exchanging keeping RST is a couple points better.
>Tim_Weiss: DDEEINU -DDEEINU +0 125
>Nathan_Benedict: CLNRSTZ K8 ...RN +16 165
#note Again, Quackle slightly prefers the exchange here.
>Tim_Weiss: BOP 11E BOP +18 143
>Nathan_Benedict: CILNSTZ N6 ZITS +50 215
>Tim_Weiss: ?DEFLOS 12A FOLDErS +88 231
>Nathan_Benedict: ACILNNN B8 CANN.LI +22 237
#note Tough call between this and NAIN# B13. Possibly I was slightly gunshy of keeping three consonants.
>Tim_Weiss: IO 2L .OI +23 254
>Nathan_Benedict: GIINNUU 8A I.ING +27 264
#note Ugly leave, but at least one of the U's will be useful if I draw the Q, right?
>Tim_Weiss: AIV O4 VIA +21 275
>Nathan_Benedict: INPQTUU A14 QI +44 308
#note Or not.
>Tim_Weiss: ACO 1M OCA +26 301
>Nathan_Benedict: ENPSTUU 12I TU.EUP +16 324
#note Did not expect to draw a bingo to that leave, but TUNEUPS won't play.
>Tim_Weiss: EMO 13L EMO +24 325
>Nathan_Benedict: AEGHNSS 14M SHA +33 357
#note Another unfortunate non-go, although on this board it's somewhat expected that bingos will be tough to land.
>Tim_Weiss: IX 7C XI +36 361
>Nathan_Benedict: EGNRSTT E11 ..RG +7 364
#note Really difficult decision here. I wanted to set up an S spot on the bottom row, but BENT gives BENTO as a possibility, so I couldn't try that. Nothing else really scores or does anything. I figured I didn't need to hit a bingo, just draw any high-count tile and a 35 point play on row 15 should be enough.
>Tim_Weiss: ADHLMOW D14 AW +12 373
>Nathan_Benedict: DEENSTT J12 .TE +5 369
#note Another tough call that I took most of my remaining time on. I really didn't see many good options other than trying another setup, despite the fact that it only scored 5 and was putting me further behind.
>Tim_Weiss: ADEEHMO C6 O..DE +22 395
#note Tim said that the B was in the bag. I can't remember if he said that he drew BL or BE. This was a crucial move where the slightest error cost him. If he plays OXIME, rather than OXIDE in the same spot, he's golden.
>Nathan_Benedict: DENNSTU B1 TUNNED +29 398
#note The only winning play. I had about three minutes to think, and eventually played it with 8 seconds on my clock.
>Tim_Weiss: ABEHLM D4 HEM.. +26 421
#note Best play is HABILE A5, a tough spot, and it still loses by 2. But, had he played OXIME the previous turn, it would win.
>Nathan_Benedict: S M1 ...S +21 419
>Nathan_Benedict: (ABL) +10 429
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